A quick stop in the entrance lane produced a singing CHIFFCHAFF and a BLACKCAP uttering a few phrases. 30 SWALLOWS went over the car park as I got out of the car and there are still some very young SPOTTED FLYCATCHERS around. A couple of GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKERS posed all to briefly as did various members of the 4 strong NUTHATCH family, there was also a single BULLFINCH calling as I left the car park. The first of 18 HERRING GULLS flew north as I approached the veg garden, they kept coming through in ones and twos apart from one group of six. A couple of WHITETHROATS dived for cover in the hedges then a REED WARBLER showed well for a while in the early sunshine, that was just starting to break through.
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| Reed Warbler |
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| Reed Warbler take two. |
A single SKYLARK called as it came up from the stubble and at least 13 YELLOWHAMMERS flew up from a line of straw waiting to be baled. To my surprise, a scan along the young hedge found the group of three chats, 2 WHINCHAT and a STONECHAT, back in residence after a two day absence, then Stephen text to say he had found a REDSTART where he found one originally a week or so ago. I was distracted as I walked back to the car park by 2 Whitethroats, so much so that a SPARROWHAWK flew off a straw bale only a couple yards in front of me! a missed photo opportunity there I think! When I got to the where Stephen was, he thought maybe the Redstart was a different bird but after I'd gone he got some better views which suggested it was the original bird.
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| Random Greenfinch! |
4 comments:
Distracted!! Tell me about it, it happens to me all the time Alan :-)
Like the Reed Warbler photo's
Were you distracted when you put Grasshopper Warbler on your list list twice Heh heh heh :-)
Doh! fell for my own joke, I meant YEAR list :-)
Hi Warren, I hadn't spotted that, as you say like the Sparrowhawk I missed today :-)
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